Guadalupe Ruiz was 16 years old when he was last reported missing from Sarasota, Florida, on February 23, 2006. Online case records identified him as a male teenager whose last known circumstances centered on the YMCA Youth Shelter at 1106 South Briggs Street in Sarasota, where he was reported missing after leaving the shelter. At the time, he was described as having black hair and brown eyes, with a listed height range of about 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 7 inches and a weight range of roughly
140 to 160 pounds.
The publicly available information about Guadalupe’s disappearance was limited, but the details that were released suggest a case involving a young person who left a youth shelter and was later entered into missing-person records. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System listed the case under MP33403, and other online missing-person resources repeated the same core facts: Guadalupe was missing from Sarasota, the date of last contact was February 23, 2006, and the reported circumstances were that he left the YMCA Youth Shelter. No publicly available source located for this synopsis provided a detailed account of where he may have gone afterward, whether he left alone or with someone, or what immediate search steps were taken in the days following the report.
Because Guadalupe was a minor, the circumstances carried the added concern that comes with any missing juvenile case, especially one involving a youth shelter setting. Public listings did not provide a detailed family statement, investigative timeline, or explanation of what led him to leave the shelter, and they did not identify a suspect or criminal allegation connected to his disappearance. The case remained visible in missing-person databases and online case discussions for years, with basic descriptive information continuing to circulate so that anyone who recognized him or had knowledge of his whereabouts could connect the information back to the proper authorities.
The investigating agency has reported that Guadalupe Ruiz has been found alive. The exact date and circumstances of that resolution are not publicly detailed in the available online information reviewed, so the safest conclusion is that his case is no longer an active missing-person case. Overall, Guadalupe’s case began as the disappearance of a 16-year-old boy from Sarasota after he left the YMCA Youth Shelter, remained publicly listed for many years with only sparse identifying and circumstantial details, and was ultimately resolved with the welcome report that he had been located alive.Last Seen: Feb 23, 2006
